CORALVILLE — Iowa City West High and Liberty High’s (North Liberty) Trojan-Bolts dominated the annual crosstown rivalry meet against City High last Tuesday at the Coralville Recreation Center with the junior varsity (JV) winning 128-58 and varsity winning 129-48.
All four Solon swimmers – Grace Hoeper, Madelyn Elkins, Ella Pressler, and Nora Bumsted, were in action for the Little Hawks. Hoeper and City High seniors Kate Bird, Elsa Farber, Ellie Galloway, Elsie Gavin, Keira James, and Saoirse Miller were recognized with West’s and Liberty’s seniors on Senior Night.
Hoeper, a Captain for the Little Hawks, won the 50-yard freestyle in 23.63 seconds and the 100-yard backstroke in 58.72. She anchored the winning 200- yard freestyle relay, which was led off by Solon sophomore Elkins with City’s Saoirse Miller and Elsa Farber (1:45.63) and the second-place 400-yard freestyle relay with Celeste Miller, Farber, and Louisa Berry-Stoelzle (3:56.28). Elkins finished fourth in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:37.44, was fifth in the 100-yard freestyle in 1:01.76, and anchored the second place 200-yard medley relay with Celeste Miller, Saoirse Miller, and Berry-Stoelzle (2:06.01).Pressler, a sophomore, was fourth in JV 1-meter diving with 77.50 points scored.
Bumsted, a freshman, was fifth in the JV 100-yard freestyle in 1:18.61 and the JV 100 backstroke in 1:33.65. She anchored the fifth-place JV 200 freestyle relay with Malorie James, Betsy Gavin, and Shaona Emmanuel in 2:19.70 and the fifth-place JV 400 freestyle relay with Keira James, Malorie James, and Gavin in 5:32.72.
Upcoming Events
Friday, October 24 – MVC Diving Championship, 5:00 p.m. at Mercer Park Aquatic Center
Saturday, October 26 – MVC Swimming Championship, Noon at Mercer Park Aquatic Center
Thursday, Nov. 7 – Regional Diving, TBA
Saturday, Nov. 9 – Regional Swimming, TBA
Friday, Nov. 15-Saturday, Nov. 16 – Girls State Swimming & Diving Meet